He said: ‘I’m sure that having seen the damage to the flower beds, you simply lost your temper. I can understand you lost it, particularly because of your family relations in the war, and it is hardly surprising that you did. You reacted spontaneously, without thought for the consequences. You confronted the child with no plan in mind. The throwing of a bike into the road shows a complete loss of self-control, not the actions of someone executing a citizen’s arrest.’

"you were there, and i was not, but i'm going to tell you what happened, what you were thinking, and why you did that."

what's next? accidentally using counterfeit money?

and -- this is the country that made vehicular manslaughter a misdemeanor?